Alumni update: Lindquist tops in the WACFor the second straight season, Jori Lindquist raised the Western Athletic Conference swimming championship trophy. Lindquist and the rest of her Northern Arizona University teammates captured the WAC title Saturday in San Antonio, Texas, with 666 points, 127 more than runner-up New Mexico State. The sophomore from Kodiak played a part in securing the banner by qualifying for an A final for the first time in her c...

SENIOR LIFE: Wine tasting, tour at centerIt’s March at the center and in addition to all the regular activities going on, there are some special events coming up as well. This Friday, March 6, from 5 to 7 p.m., the center will host a wine tasting party for anyone 60 and older. We thought this kind of event might bring in the younger baby boomer senior to the facility so they can see what’s available for them perhaps or for their parent or another loved o...

Museum tour takes a peek behind the scenesNormally, visitors to the Baranov Museum get to see the downstairs exhibits, but last Saturday, the museum offered behind-the-scenes tours to members as a member appreciation event. The upstairs part of the building houses offices for museum staff, a wall of research books, multiple filing cabinets containing research documents, and rooms full of items that don’t currently fit into the museum’s existing exhibits. ...

Alaska State Troopers: March 2Feb. 24 At approximately 3:52 p.m. Alaska State Troopers contacted a 34-year-old man of Kodiak during an investigation. During the contact, AST learned he had an outstanding bench warrant for failure to report to jail to serve 35 days. He was arrested, transported and remanded to the Kodiak Police Department jail. At approximately 5:29 p.m. Alaska State Troopers contacted a 23-year-old man of Kodiak near Rezanof D...

Sallie Rodeheaver MorrisSallie Rodeheaver Morris, 75, of Anchorage, passed away during heart surgery at the Providence Hospital on Feb. 25, 2015. Sallie was born in West Pittston, Pennsylvania, on July 27, 1939. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond R. Rodeheaver and son Allen R. Rodeheaver. She is survived by her loving husband and best friend, Melvin E. Morris, as well as her mother-in-law, Gladys Morris; daughters, L...

Public Safety Blotter: March 2Jan. 30 Around 1:56 a.m., police conducted three bar checks downtown. At 2:13 a.m., police cited a driver on Rezanof Drive for having no proof of insurance and an obscured license plate. At 2:45 a.m., police cited a driver in the Cutoff Road and Rezanof Drive area for having no proof of insurance. At 9:21 a.m., a caller reported a parking issue on Shelikof Street. The owner moved the vehicle when police asked. At ...

Council accepts downtown water, sewer plan, gets earful on spendingTwo Kodiak residents demanded decreased spending by the city during public comment at the Kodiak City Council meeting shortly before the council officially accepted a multi-phase plan for sewer, water and storm drain upgrades downtown. “I am asking you, I am imploring you,” cab driver Bonnie McDonald told the council on Thursday, “You tell the city you cut your budget by five percent over the next 10 years, five p...

Lawmakers feast, dance with Juneau's Filipino community JUNEAU — Juneau's Filipino community rolled out the proverbial red carpet for local and visiting lawmakers at its fifth annual legislative reception, and Filipino Community Inc. did not disappoint with the food nor the entertainment. Pounds and pounds of house-made pancit, lumpia, chicken and beef were served at the FCI Hall and the floor was cleared for performances by local talents — including one of Juneau's ow...